In addition, according to Bloomberg, even Ankara's membership in & nbsp; NATO and & nbsp; strengthening military cooperation with & nbsp & nbsp; the sale of Bayraktar TB2 drones to Kiev will not & nbsp; affect the & nbsp; decision not to & nbsp; enter into & nbsp; & nbsp; confrontation with & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; Russia.
“ Turkey does not & nbsp; coordinate its steps towards & nbsp; Ukraine with & nbsp; to protect Washington, but & nbsp; acts independently own interests & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; the source explained.
On December 8 & nbsp; Erdogan expressed his readiness to support Russia and & nbsp; Ukraine for & nbsp; & nbsp; de-escalation of tension. He & nbsp; emphasized that & nbsp; Turkey is ready to promote 'peace in & nbsp; this region.' According to & nbsp; he said, the Turkish side is counting on & nbsp; its participation in & nbsp; solving the crisis between the countries, intends to continue discussing this topic with & nbsp; Moscow.
Political scientist and & nbsp; expert on the Caucasus and & nbsp; the Caucasus and & nbsp; Middle East Stanislav Tarasov in & nbsp; conversation with & nbsp; & laquo; Izvestia & raquo; expressed the opinion that & nbsp; Erdogan seeks to show his geopolitical significance with such statements.
At the same time, Greek political scientist Paul Antonopoulos on September 26 indicated that & nbsp; Ankara may be an unreliable partner for Moscow, if it considers ties with the West more profitable.